FINANCIAL STATEMENT POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015	Apr. 05, 2014
Hedging Instruments
Unrealized net loss on foreign currency forward contracts, if settled	$ 21,900,000
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Fossil Group, Inc.		$ 38,070,000	$ 66,343,000
Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		50,294,000	54,125,000
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)		$ 0.76	$ 1.23
Diluted EPS computation:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		50,294,000	54,125,000
Effect of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units		173,000	226,000
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		50,467,000	54,351,000
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)		$ 0.75	$ 1.22
Other EPS Disclosures
Shares issuable under stock-based awards not included in the diluted EPS calculation		352,400	273,400